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Microsoft PowerPoint Tutorials

Understanding and Using Animation

Several animations for slide objects are available through the drop-down menu on the menu bar. Basic animation can be set by selecting the text box or graphic that you want to be animated. Then, select Slide Show>Preset Animation and choose from one of the preset options available on the sub-menu.

To select a different animation or turn the animation off, repeat the steps described above.

For more animation options, the following procedure will show you how to make use of Custom Animation.

1. To use Custom Animation, select Slide Show>Custom Animation from the menu bar.
2. Select the object on the slide that you want to be animated from the Check to animate slide objects list.
3. Under the Effects tab, select the animation type and direction from the drop-down menus. You can also select to add a sound if you wish.



4. Select an After animation effect if you want the text to change colors after the animation executes.
   • Option -Color palette - Select one of the color swatches or click More Colors for a larger selection. The text will change to the selected color when the mouse is clicked during the slide show.
   • Option -Don't Dim - This option erases all After Animation effects.
   • Option -Hide After Animation - Text will be immediately erased after the animation is completed.
   • Option -Hide on Next Mouse click - The text will be erased when the mouse is clicked.
5. Choose the style of displaying the text under the Introduce text section. The drop-down menu provides options for displaying the characters for each bulleted item. Select "All at once" for the text to appear immediately, "by Word" for the text to appear one word at a time, or "by Letter" for a typewriter effect that displays one letter at a time.
6. Click the Order & Timing tab to alter the order that the objects appear on the slide. Highlight the object in the Animation order box and click the Move arrows to move the object's position within the animation sequence. Under Start animation, choose "On mouse click" to activate the animation by clicking the mouse or "Automatically" for the animation to execute after a set number of seconds.
   
   



7. Click the Preview button at any time to preview the animation on the slide and click OK when finished.

Working with Slide Transitions

Add transition effects when changing slides by following these steps:

1. To work with slide transitions, select Slide Show>Slide Transition from the menu bar.
2. From the Effect section, choose a transition from the drop-down menu and notice the preview after the transition is selected. Select a speed for the transition as well.
3. Under Advance, check "On mouse click" for the slide transition to occur by clicking the mouse or using keystrokes or check "Automatically after" and a number of seconds if the transition should occur automatically.
4. Select a Sound if youm want and check the Loop until next sound if it should keep repeating until the next sound is played.
5. Click Apply to All if the transition effects should be added to every slide or Apply if the effects should be added only to the current slide.

Using Slide Show Options

Select Tools>Options and click the View tab to choose from several more slide show options.

• Popup menu on right mouse click - Check this box if you want to be able to access the shortcut menu during a presentation.
• Show popup menu button - Check this box to activate the menu button that appears in the bottom, left corner of the screen during a presentation.
  
• End with black slide - Insert a blank, black slide to the end of the presentation.

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